Chapter 153: Young and Promising

The recording of the third episode of *King of Love Songs* officially ended once everyone had finished writing their 【King Power Points】.

Just tonight, the second episode is set to be broadcast simultaneously on television and online platforms.

As for how much of a stir *Sunny Day* could cause, Luo Mo himself was still quite looking forward to it.

Before everyone left, Zhao Xueqin gave Luo Mo a deep look.

He still felt a bit conflicted in his heart.

But because Luo Mo had directly rejected his invitation to collaborate with a "dare not, dare not," along with the graceful exit he provided, he could only give up and turn to leave with his assistant.

In Luo Mo's view, Pineapple's President Wang Shisong wanted to torment him time and again, like a tyrant, which was truly frightening.

This Heavenly King Zhao also liked to undermine others; it was one thing that he looked refined, but his brain was as sharp as an ancient strategist's, with endless underhanded tactics.

Standing on the opposing side is quite good.

He knew very well that because he was already about to stand on their shoulders, they were offering him a step down, wanting to "invite" him off.

If it weren't for that, they would be keen on building other steps for you, such as a staircase leading to eternal damnation, or "burying you alive."

Moreover, from the company's standpoint, he was now the Music Director of Xinyu.

Xinyu wants to launch an assault on the Four Great Companies and wants to rank among the strongest, so competition is destined to occur many times.

Pineapple had previously boasted that they would keep their eyes on Xinyu's singers and teach a lesson to the lame man, Shen Shaoqiu, who dared to sign Luo Mo and even make him Music Director.

Since you've already sat at the gambling table, there is no logic where you go all-in, regret it halfway through, and I agree to let you regret it.

Now that you want to talk "logic," it's too late.

I only know that your "logic" isn't as big as the cards in my hand.

………

………

Sun Yi headed to the location where the nanny van was parked with Luo Mo, and General Director Ke Ming saw them off the whole way.

As soon as he got in the car, Miss Shen Yinuo gave him a thumbs up and said, "As expected of my person, you were simply invincible in this round!"

Luo Mo gave her a look of disgust and said, "What 'yours' or 'mine'? Don't go taking advantage of me."

I haven't wandered in your waves, so don't go pinning labels on me.

"Roar! Jiang Jiang, listen, this scumbag has already forgotten my kindness in discovering him!" Shen Yinuo angrily began to look for a teammate.

Unfortunately, Jiang Ningxi just glanced at her and said, "Xiao Shen, you really should change your habit of speaking without thinking; you've suffered enough losses because of it."

Shen Yinuo was furious, feeling that her teammate and best friend had sided with her old classmate.

After we get back, I must bring out our Aurora Girls' house rules; let's see if I don't smother you!

Luo Mo looked at Jiang Ningxi, only to find her gaze was a bit evasive.

But Luo Mo wasn't a good person; the more you hide, the more this dog of a man wants to look.

I want to see if you've done something you feel guilty about.

This caused Jiang Ningxi to finally glare with her beautiful eyes, her stubborn lips slightly pursed, giving Luo Mo a sense of trance as if he had returned to the past.

"Is it that I'm at that age, or am I just craving her beautiful legs?" Luo Mo was a bit puzzled.

Clearly, I have long legs of my own, but the allure of this Leg Fairy is just impossible to block.

The nanny van sped along the road, and Sun Yi looked out the window.

Although he only took fourth place in this episode, it was enough to make him feel excited.

This made him look forward to the new song for the next episode even more.

……..

……..

Night fell, and the second episode of *King of Love Songs* was about to air.

*Cat Demon* had officially wrapped up, and Xu Chujing did not return to her home in Kyoto, but instead moved into Yucheng in Shanghai.

This residential complex, Yucheng, is right across from Xicheng, where Luo Mo lives; in previous years, she would at most stay here for a month.

Since *Cat Demon* finished filming, Xu Chujing followed the psychologist's advice and felt her condition had improved.

Or rather, it was actually that she had gotten a bit used to it herself, and didn't care much in her heart anymore.

And so, at this moment, she was like a curled-up Cat, huddled on the sofa scrolling through her phone.

When the time was about right, she sat up, looked at the big screen in the living room, and hesitated about whether to watch the second episode of *King of Love Songs*.

The psychologist had suggested that she should try to quit Luo Mo for now.

Either go deeper, or stay away; don't be so hot and cold!

"I'm just listening to his songs; after all, the theme song for *Cat Demon* hasn't been decided yet, and Luo Mo is the most popular songwriting genius in the industry right now. I'll just see if his creative state has slipped recently," Xu Chujing thought to herself.

"Besides, he has to participate in the National Day Gala, so we're bound to run into each other sooner or later; there's no avoiding it."

This woman with an extremely heavy sense of career always puts her career first. Hmm, it's definitely not because she's addicted to this man.

On the big screen, the content of the second episode of *King of Love Songs* was soon broadcast.

Xu Chujing looked at this face she hadn't seen for a while and only felt that Luo Mo looked more mature, and his overall aura was stronger than before.

"True, he was just a trainee before, and now he's not only a Top Traffic, but also Xinyu's Music Director," Xu Chujing said in her heart.

Luo Mo's status in the circle had risen with the tide, and no one could look down on him anymore.

After the first few singers finished singing, she soon saw Luo Mo walking toward the stage holding a guitar.

He played the guitar, and the intro alone stunned Xu Chujing.

"The composition of this song is very interesting!" she said in her heart.

As the song *Sunny Day* ended, the Heavenly Queen Xu was mesmerized.

"If nothing goes wrong, this song will dominate the charts," Xu Chujing evaluated.

Youth songs are naturally very resonant, not to mention that this song had no flaws whatsoever; it was a top-tier masterpiece.

Luo Mo continues to display his talent; Xu Chujing feels he is well-deserving of this first-place ranking.

Xu Chujing had also heard rumors that Zhao Xueqin criticized Luo Mo's music as subpar, and at the time, she had felt slightly displeased.

As it turned out, by only the second episode, this song "Sunny Day" was immediately god-tier, which made her feel a bit more at ease.

"Serves you right!" This woman with a powerful aura only offered a one-word critique of Heavenly King Zhao in her heart.

When the episode aired later on, listening to the song Luo Mo sang during the song-promotion segment, the urge in her heart to invite him to write a song grew even stronger.

A film with a subject like "Cat Demon" naturally requires a song with a rich, ancient charm as its theme song.

So, is there anyone more suitable than Luo Mo, this Founder of Chinese Style?

After the episode finished airing, Xu Chujing, wearing pajamas, walked to the large floor-to-ceiling window in the living room and gazed into the distance at Xicheng across the way.

Luo Mo might have already returned; he was just across the street.

She is not a hesitant person; on the contrary, she has strong opinions and is extremely decisive in her actions.

Xu Chujing picked up her phone and sent a WeChat message to Luo Mo: "Are you in Shanghai?"

She quickly received a reply from Luo Mo: "I am. Just finished recording "King of Love Songs" and just got home."

"Do you have time? Let's meet up and talk about something," Xu Chujing sent the message.

Luo Mo glanced at Shen Yinuo and Jiang Ningxi, who were visiting his home again and showed every sign of wanting to linger, so he could only reply: "I have guests at home today. Why don't you pick a time, Jing?"

Xu Chujing felt both a bit disappointed and secretly relieved, saying: "You should be going to the National Day Gala rehearsal, right? Let's meet up after the rehearsal ends then."

"Sure," Luo Mo agreed.

After putting down his phone, Luo Mo looked at the two women sitting on the sofa eating fruit and said: "The show is over, aren't you going back? I turned down an invitation from Heavenly Queen Xu because of you two."

"Huh? Jing reached out to you?" Shen Yinuo asked, looking up.

Jiang Ningxi also looked at Luo Mo with curiosity; as mentioned before, Xu Chujing is her Idol, and she deeply admires this kind of career-driven, strong woman.

Luo Mo nodded and said: "We'll meet when I go for the National Day rehearsal."

"Wow, you didn't leave any of the fruit platter I cut for me?" Luo Mo glanced at the empty plate and fell into a fit of Anger.

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……..

The next day, Sun Yi arrived at the Xinyu recording studio early.

Luo Mo had arranged to meet him this morning to give him the lyrics and music for the next episode of "King of Love Songs."

As for this afternoon, he had to go and evaluate the results of Chen Shanqi's practice over the past few days; it could be said it was another busy day.

Regarding the song for the fourth episode, Sun Yi only knew the title was "Young and Promising," and knew nothing else.

This song title made him look forward to the song, and Luo Mo had previously said that "Not Settling" was used to open up the market and let everyone remember him again, while "Young and Promising" was not just to open the market, but to build a reputation.

From this, it can be seen that the lyrics and music of this song must be top-tier!

Because his career had picked up again, Sun Yi had been in high spirits lately; even if he only slept a few hours a day, he didn't feel tired at all.

He arrived half an hour earlier than the agreed time, warming up his voice alone in the recording studio, striving to keep his voice in its best state.

Luo Mo arrived right on time; he was not late. He is a person with a strong sense of time and extremely dislikes people who are not punctual.

After arriving at the recording studio, he handed the printed lyrics to Sun Yi and said: "I have a Demo of this song recorded; you can listen to it in a moment."

"But don't copy my singing style; just sing it with your own feelings," Luo Mo reminded him.

Sun Yi nodded, took the lyrics with both hands, and then put on the headphones Luo Mo handed him.

The intro began; it wasn't particularly stunning, giving a feeling of being standard and conventional.

It wasn't like "Sunny Day" or "Fragrance of Seven Miles," where the Pre-chorus Kill hits from the very beginning, instantly catching the ear.

The piano sound spread in his ears, and Sun Yi thought to himself: "Huh, it's that kind of song where the accompaniment carries its own emotional rendering again; it's one of Luo Mo's most adept techniques."

Among the songs Luo Mo has brought out so far, the vast majority are like this.

The singing began, and Sun Yi listened to the vocals while looking at the lyrics.

"【The TV keeps flickering,

I still haven't deleted your contact info,

The way you treated me well,

I destroyed with my own hands.】"

From the beginning, one could see that this song perfectly fits the theme of 【Losing You】.

At first, he was still thinking: "Since one is already 'Young and Promising,' how can one talk about 'Losing You'?"

But as he listened further, he gradually understood.

What kind of "Young and Promising" is this, heh.

"【Describing a wonderful future to you,

Your eyes would often turn red,

It turns out you were heartbroken for me; I didn't understand back then.】"

This was a section of lyrics before the chorus; when Sun Yi saw this, his hands trembled violently.

He thought of her.

That her, who had silently accompanied him during those years he was under Xuezang, enduring his irritability, enduring his cowardice, and enduring his self-pity.

That her, whom he had lost.

Most men do not want their women to suffer with them.

And if there is no money in their pockets and their careers have not picked up, many men will truly feel incomparably inferior.

Poverty is truly terrifying.

For everything that can be solved with money, we are forced to use things more precious than money—health, life, time, dignity, feelings... to solve them.

Because we are ordinary, everything we do is wrong.

Sun Yi's life had once had its glorious moments; he had been successful, once the Newcomer King, the newcomer who stood at the peak that year, with no one who could stand shoulder to shoulder with him!

At that time, he was arrogant, sharp, and at every moment, he was imagining the future.

He felt that he would buy a luxury mansion, drive a luxury car, and live a good life.

Sun Yi had often talked at length with her, describing to her everything they would possess in the future; she would only smile quietly on the side, listening silently, and then tell him to take care of his health, as health is the capital of revolution, and not to push himself too hard.

He only felt that she didn't understand anything, that she didn't know how good the current opportunities were, that everything had to be grasped firmly, and that one could not afford to slow down during a career's upward trajectory.

But not long after, everything shattered.

Those few years were the darkest years of Sun Yi's life.

He originally did not have such great ambition, but he had once stood on the mountain peak, looked out over this world, and admired the beautiful scenery.

This intense sense of disparity caused him to collapse several times, and his emotions began to become extremely unstable.

He was sometimes irritable, and sometimes like a child, appearing incredibly dependent, as if his world only had you left in it.

He began to feel very insecure, started to distrust her, and would often compare himself to the friends around her.

Having fallen to the bottom of the valley, he became increasingly inferior, increasingly sensitive, and increasingly self-abandoning.

Arguments and suspicion, inferiority and self-reproach, pain and dependence...

He was only preoccupied with lamenting his own tortuous life, yet he ignored that she had been holding the hand of someone who was falling.

—Using one's hand to pull someone who is falling is very tiring.

She eventually left, and Sun Yi did not stop her.

At first, he felt that she left him because he now had nothing, Young and Promising.

He was filled with Anger and swore he would definitely make her regret it.

Little did he know that waiting for a boy to mature requires courage.

At this very moment, the chorus of the song began to play.

"【If I had been Young and Promising and not inferior,

Understanding what is precious.

Those beautiful dreams,

Not giving them to you, I am ashamed for a lifetime.

If I had been Young and Promising and known how to advance or retreat,

I wouldn't have let you suffer for me...】"

Hearing this, he only felt his heart skip a beat.

The road of life is very long; she accompanied you through the most difficult part. She didn't do anything wrong; she just got off the bus halfway, and you cannot blame her.

This truth was something he only understood later.

Sun Yi remembered that after he had a sudden realization, he made a phone call to her.

At that time, she already had a new life and a brand-new future.

Sun Yi had a stiff smile on his face, his voice was dry, and he began to recount the various things from when they were together in the past, talking about the first time they cooked together, the first time they traveled together, the first time they watched a movie together...

He was laying the groundwork for his attempt to win her back.

She was silent for a moment on the other end of the phone, only saying: "Don't mention the past; I don't remember much, and I don't really like it."

—Fourth episode theme, Losing You.

The singing in the headphones ended at this moment, with the final line being:

"【Wish me Young and Promising.】"

(PS: First update, 4200 words, asking for double monthly tickets at the end of the month!

Also, monthly tickets given as tips between 8 PM and 12 AM are quadrupled; I am making an exception to ask for tips.)

(End of this chapter)